Public Comment Jason Vu, the president of the Vietnamese Student Union and a fourth-year Asian American studies and global studies student, urged the council to support the Voiding Inequality and Seeking Inclusion for Our Immigrant Neighbors Act, which prevents people deemed eligible for release from local jails and state prisons from being sent to immigration detention centers. Read more...
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April 25, 12:13 pm
USAC recap – April 13
Public Comment: Laura Gong, the undergraduate representative for the Research Continuity working group within the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force, said undergraduate student researchers can now return to campus with certain COVID-19 regulations in place. Read more...
A Closer Look, News
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April 24, 4:03 pm
Students reflect on grieving, remembering loved ones amid pandemic restrictions
COVID-19 hospital protocols prevented Jazmine Gallardo from giving her uncle a final goodbye before his death in September. The loss of her uncle was especially hard because he unexpectedly passed away the day he was supposed to be released from the hospital, said Gallardo, a first-year sociology student. Read more...
Photo: Jazmine Gallardo was one of many UCLA students who have lost a loved one over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and struggled to grieve while navigating pandemic restrictions and being a full time student. Gallardo’s uncle Fernando Richkarday (pictured in the photo) passed away last September. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, National, News
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April 24, 3:56 pm
Students call for increased support, systemic change following police killings
This article contains descriptions of police violence. A number of high-profile police shootings of people of color have strengthened some Black UCLA students’ beliefs about racial disparities in policing and the need for police abolition. Read more...
Photo: A string of high profile police killings of people of color have prompted increased calls for police abolition and racial disparities in policing among many Black UCLA students. Justin Jung/Daily Bruin staff)
California, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 23, 8:58 pm
LA County to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution
This post was updated April 26 at 7:52 p.m. with a statement from UCLA Health. Los Angeles County will end an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and resume administering the vaccine Saturday after federal health agencies recommended to continue administering the vaccine. Read more...
Photo: LA County will resume distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint statement recommending lifting the pause after evaluating its safety. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
California, Campus, News, UC
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April 23, 3:34 pm
UC community discusses potential UCPD reforms at Future of Campus Policing event
University of California officials rejected demands to abolish the university police but said the university should decrease the police budget and reshape officer roles for more accountability at an event Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: CalMatters and KQED hosted an event Wednesday night to discuss policing on California campuses. During the event, University of California officials rejected demands to abolish campus policing but instead said they should reduce their budget and reshape officer’s roles. (Screenshot by Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News
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April 23, 1:15 pm
UCLA alumna amplifies Lao voices by discussing mental health, healing in podcast
This post was updated April 23 at 3:50 p.m. A soft lo-fi beat plays in the background and a woman’s bright voice rings out. “Saibaidee, and hello pinong and family! Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Rita Phetmixay (pictured) is the host of “Healing Out Lao’d,” a podcast dedicated to supporting the healing of intergenerational trauma that many of the Lao diaspora face. (Courtesy of Rita Phetmixay)